Trump Considers Sending 90,000 IRS Agents to the Southern Border

2025-01-26 06:03:44.205

President Trump is considering deploying nearly 90,000 newly hired IRS agents to the Southern border. This comes just days after he issued an indefinite hiring freeze on the federal agency. Trump stated he might instead fire these employees, whose salaries are funded by the $72 billion allocated to the IRS under the Inflation Reduction Act. He suggested deploying them to the border, where they would be permitted to carry firearms. The hiring freeze impacts all federal agencies except for national security and public safety roles, with the IRS's hiring halted until further notice. Trump also plans to create an external revenue office to collect foreign-sourced revenue, potentially through increased tariffs on foreign goods, including a possible 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada.